LANGUAGE ARTS FLASHCARD

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What is chronological order?

Back

A text structure that presents events in the order they occur in time.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

What is the setting of a story?

Back

The place and time in which a story takes place.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is alliteration?

Back

A literary device where the same initial consonant sound is repeated in a series of words, e.g., 'Powerful pandas punch parrots.'

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is cause and effect?

Back

A text structure that explains why something happens (cause) and what happens as a result (effect).

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Time is a thief.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is bias in writing?

Back

A tendency to favor one side or perspective over another, which can affect the objectivity of the text.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Front

What is point of view in literature?

Back

The perspective from which a story is told, e.g., first person, second person, or third person.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What is a problem-solution text structure?

Back

A structure that presents a problem and discusses one or more solutions.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5